There's more to life than this..no?

[SiGh]

Yall ever think there's more to life than what yall are currently doing? I constantly find myself asking that question. I remember when we were growing up, teachers and etc would say we could be whatever we wanted to be. And I never realized how true that saying was until now. We all could've been anything we wanted than what we're doing now. I say we, cuz I'm assuming alot of you guys maybe "just settled", for whatver it is you're doing.

I think some older heads can touch on this--. Everyday I go to work and I'm thnking, damn, is this what I'm gonna end up doing for the rest of my life? What if I wanted to do this, or that. (This or that, being whatever.) But it seems like it's too much of a big risk now to change careers because of time, money, age and etc.

I dunno, I think I'm having a mid-life-someshit-crisis or something. Anyways, anyone else feel like this? Are you doing what you planned on doing from when you were younger? I know alot of members are in college now and they can drop thoughts and say what they studying or what career their choosing and etc. And I don't just mean career wise, I also mean like all the shit you planned you'd be doing, whether its traveling the globe (like Amara), or sky diving or whatever the case.

 

[Snowman]

Yall ever think there's more to life than what yall are currently doing? I constantly find myself asking that question. I remember when we were growing up, teachers and etc would say we could be whatever we wanted to be. And I never realized how true that saying was until now. We all could've been anything we wanted than what we're doing now. I say we, cuz I'm assuming alot of you guys maybe "just settled", for whatver it is you're doing.

I think some older heads can touch on this--. Everyday I go to work and I'm thnking, damn, is this what I'm gonna end up doing for the rest of my life? What if I wanted to do this, or that. (This or that, being whatever.) But it seems like it's too much of a big risk now to change careers because of time, money, age and etc.

I dunno, I think I'm having a mid-life-someshit-crisis or something. Anyways, anyone else feel like this? Are you doing what you planned on doing from when you were younger? I know alot of members are in college now and they can drop thoughts and say what they studying or what career their choosing and etc. And I don't just mean career wise, I also mean like all the shit you planned you'd be doing, whether its traveling the globe (like Amara), or sky diving or whatever the case.

I know what your going through my friend. i too experience this with my job. you go to work unhappy and eventually you wind up being burned out. i dont know how people can work at the same place for 30+years.

ive been at my job for quite a while when i started out. i had to work a 7 day rotating swing (3rd,2nd,1st) one weekend off a month. but i could never enjoy it because i was too tired. i slept my whole weekend an buy the time i felt good it was time to go to work an do it all over again. it threw me off mentally, there were times i thought about suicide. (Like you said "is this what im gonna be doing for the rest of my life") my friends are having a good time partying an being outside,(summer time) an im stuck in the factory having no social life. making money sure. but not having a life whatsoever.

when you become bored with doing the same shit over and over. you got to say to yourself. "Its gonna get better one day". if your unhappy at what you do. Try to look for something else, dont quit your current job completely. take a leave of absence to go try out a new job for a week or two.

im still in the factory but ive moved on to a straight shift. weekends off. i get sad sometimes going into work looking at the same walls, but its better than what i started out doing.

an next year im making it my #1 goal to go to school an take up what i wanted to do since high school is become a sport statisican. keep track of sport statisics. i dont want to be stuck in a factory for the rest of my life. an theres been talk that my factory may be shutting their doors come 2008-09. as their building a new plant in China as we speak.

i didnt have the opportunity to go to college like i wanted to in 97. because of "family issues". now 10 yrs later im finally gonna make that happen.

like a lot of people if you had the money. you would like to see the world. i know i would.

to everybody starting out, go to college an get into something YOU want to do. where you can be your own boss, where you dont have to sweat an break your back in a factory, like i have an some of your parents have.

if you ever come across an opportunity where someone tells you "oh you can work in a factory an make time to go to school". DONT DO IT. because you could wind up in the factory an your life gets side tracked. an you miss out on the chance an get a college education. i have the old timers at my place tell me that everyday.


(OFF RECORD) did you get my PM Sigh? i sent you one a few days ago. good thread BTW. :thumb:

 

[Hymnz]

you can still be anything you want...

 

[Preach]

if you're fat you're gonna wish you were thin. if you're thin you're gonna wish you weren't. if you've got big boobs you'll likely wish you had smaller boobs. if you have dark hair you'll probably wish you had bright hair.

it's natural for any human to feel insecure about his/her choices when they get a taste of what could have been. what you're doing is you, so naturally you will always wonder if there is more. it's perfectly normal. you're on the verge of being a fully fledged grown-up. isn't it natural for guys to start wondering on the verge of getting married, if they really want to spend the rest of their life with this girl?

what you have to ask yourself is, are you happy with what you are doing? are you happy with your life? do you feel that what you are doing is making you progress in life? do you WANT to progress in life right now or are you okay with life as it is?

if not then i guess you know what you have to do. but if you're happy, why change it, just because it COULD have been different? different is not always better, i say.

 

[masta247]

Yeah now I'm young but still all the time i think what I could do right now etc. I feel like my life is soo boring, I don't party every friday, I don't drink every night with friends, I don't go anywhere with my friends after school because I'm too tired. I only do those things rarely actually. I also have traingings 3 times a week so I somehow feel I'm wasting my time i could spend with someone in a cinema or something. Even right now when It's saturday, I'm resting at home after whole week and i think i'm wasting my time posting this lol

 

[linx]

I'm one of those really positive people. I don't really get in bad moods. I don't get depressed at all. Nothing like that. I wake up everyday in pretty much the same mood. Just happy to wake up again I guess. I just appreciate the fact that I have friends, a job, a car, music and shit like that. I'm not really a materialistic type dude at all.. so it's not like I look at it like life sucks because I don't have a really high paying job so I can buy all kinds of shit.

 

[SicC]

man sigh i feel what ur saying im thinking the same shit all the time man. It can only get better i always say.

pz

 

[Jokerman]

Life is lived in small measures. Every day, small things come together that work. If you think you haven't achieved much in life, you may not be acknowledging all the little things you have done that add up to major accomplishments. Remember that small goals are the essence of life; they validate us.

 

[_carmi]

you can still be anything you want...

Exactly. You can still go to school. There are always night courses you can take for a couple of years and have a better job. Opportunity is there, but it's your choice to take it or not.

Right now I'm studying in psychology in cegep, I want to go to university maybe after. Still unsure though. Do I wanna study 8 years to become a psychologist? Not wuite sure about that. 8 years is a very long time. But what if I go through it? I'll get the job I want, a good job that I'll like and that will pay me more than a job at a restaurant or some other place. I don't want to end up as a cashier for a shop or something like that. I have greater plans for me. But it is my responsability to make it happen. It is your responsability to make it happen for you. Of course it's not easy. Who said it's easy? Money doesn't bring happiness. I can't see myself being in a job that I don't like.

Life is what you make of it. You can stay as you are and think of your unhappiness, or you can make some moves like getting some courses, get some diplomas and have a better job. As I said, the opportunity is always there for you, but will you take it?

You can be anything you want, you are not too old yet. You are never too old to do what you want.

 

[Rahim]

I agree. There is more to life than what we're all doing right now. "The World is Yours", but the only two things that can stop you from doing what you wan't to do is God, and your debt.

 

[SiGh]

Everyone in this thread said alot of positive shit and everything, I can't quote every1, but I understand what everyone is saying.

Snowman, I did get the PM and it'll be returned shortly.

you can still be anything you want...

Exactly. You can still go to school. There are always night courses you can take for a couple of years and have a better job. Opportunity is there, but it's your choice to take it or not.

I don't know how much I believe that, you know. I can be anything I want to be that's *realistic* to my age and etc. You know, what if I wanted to play college football or basketball, u know? Im not saying i want to, but you get the point I'm trying to make.

Preach, lol, I dont know what it is, but you been dropping some knowledge in on ur posts recently.

I guess the only thing is, to take action instead of procastinating n shit.

 

[AmerikazMost]

more to life than UNC? not for me

 

[S O F I]

I just appreciate the fact that I have friends, a job, a car, music and shit like that. I'm not really a materialistic type dude at all.. so it's not like I look at it like life sucks because I don't have a really high paying job so I can buy all kinds of shit.

Aside from friends, everything else can be said to be materialistic on your list. But, I won't be a smart ass. It's good that you feel like that, though. For real.

Life is lived in small measures. Every day, small things come together that work. If you think you haven't achieved much in life, you may not be acknowledging all the little things you have done that add up to major accomplishments. Remember that small goals are the essence of life; they validate us.

Provide an example.

 

[_carmi]

I don't know how much I believe that, you know. I can be anything I want to be that's *realistic* to my age and etc. You know, what if I wanted to play college football or basketball, u know? Im not saying i want to, but you get the point I'm trying to make.

Preach, lol, I dont know what it is, but you been dropping some knowledge in on ur posts recently.

I guess the only thing is, to take action instead of procastinating n shit.

yeah being a basketball pro is not realistic. but i thought you meant make your life better, more enjoyable. that you can do at anytime in your life. of course through the years there's some stuff you can't do anymore cause they aren't realistic, but yeah you can still make a lot of stuff out of life. make your life better. yes you can.

 

[ArtsyGirl]

I think everyday I walk into work, I dont want to stay here. I'm using it to keep myself together, do the things I want for the moment but I dont see myself staying there long term. I know what my next step is and all I'm tryina do is get there. Dreams dont always come true but you can make life more enjoyable with small things. Like becoming a pro athelete may not be realistic because your 27, but there are other areas in sport you can still get into, like journalism or teaching or whatever theres alot of different areas, if that interests you then theres choices.

 

[Mr Marz]

funny i had a similar dilema recently. i went to community college and worked full time as a mortgage broker up until a week ago. i was becoming sick of my job and starting to do bad in school because of the long hours. at one point i thought i would quit school and be a miserable mortgage broker for the rest of my life. i decided i couldn't sit in an office 10 hours a day and quit. turns out, 2 days later i got into the 4 year school i applied to (hofstra), and found other business opportunities with more flexible time schedules, and a bigger/untaxable income. but this only scratches the surface- as one of the main reasons i quit school was to pursue making music- which is my real passion. but... if were talking about wether there is more to life than what we see thru our eyes and perceive as 'life', then yes- i believe its all what you make it. and when people hear 'life is what you make it' its not just referring to what you make it in your material world. but also how you make it in your perception of this material world (not to sound like madonna lol). in my perception of reality- most of us are just living, and thats it. we are nothing more and nothing less than a short existance on earth- a grain of sand on the beach blending in with the rest of the landscape. theres a lot more that we could be doing other than just being sheep hearded by the shepard to our every day niches in society. maybe it all means nothing, and is all for no reason. and if it is for no reason.... okay what are we going to do about it? but if it isnt then do you wanna be the one who was the same grain of sand on the beach, just blending in with everyone else. a person who lived and died and thats it?